18.04.2019
MAY 20-23, 2020....
29.03.2020
On March 19th, during the last General Assembly of Glass for Europe, Philippe Bastien, Regional President, Building & Industrial Division of AGC Glass Europe, was elected Chairman of the Board of Directors of Glass for...
05.11.2024
Justin is a Chartered Engineer with a BEng (Hons) in Computers, Management and Electronics. He began his career at Siemens where he held several roles over nearly three decades culminating in his appointment to the Siemens Executive Management Board...
18.10.2024
Visit the glass trends live stage in Hall 10 / A70 at 14.30 – 14.50 on Tuesday 22nd October (day one) at glasstec 2024 to...
17.10.2024
A major industrial trial was successfully undertaken this month as part of a Glass Futures project to identify...
11.10.2024
A great day for decarbonisation, industry, the regions and manufacturing...
30.01.2023
Three students will be among those at the heart of the new £54m glass melting facility in St Helens after being enlisted as Glass Futures’ first ever...
06.12.2022
Glass Futures, a Not-for-Profit membership Research Technology Organisation, published its report for the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) which answers some of the fundamental questions surrounding low carbon fuels...
25.04.2022
Open call for an IS machine supplier to partner with Glass Futures in the development of innovative technologies for the glass...
20.01.2022
EXCLUSIVE GLASS FUTURES INTERVIEW FOR JAN/FEB ISSUE OF GLASS...
20.01.2022
Network Space Developments (NSD) has appointed Bowmer + Kirkland to build the £54million Global Centre of Excellence at Saints Retail Park in St...
29.06.2021
Glass Futures’ Global Centre of Excellence, the proposed research and development and training facility, continues to deliver on employment commitments having successfully recruited a key Business Development...
01.08.2024
Duralex employees will take over the running of the emblematic French glassmaker after a decision by a...
30.01.2024
Container glass forming group Bucher Emhart Glass has reported weakening market...
23.11.2023
Ardagh Glass Packaging-Africa (AGP-Africa) has heated-up its N3 furnace at its Nigel production facility in Gauteng, South Africa this...
21.02.2023
Organized by the Chinese Ceramic Society and executive organized by Beijing Zhonggui Exhibition Co., Ltd., the 32nd China International Glass Industry Technical Exhibition will be held from 6 to 9 May 2023 at Shanghai New International Expo...
06.02.2023
Information shared by the organizers: ..the venue and local authorities in Istanbul who have stated the show should go ahead as...
31.03.2022
Horn is to build 560t/day end fired furnace for Turkish glass container manufacturer Bastürk...
07.03.2022
Meet Interglass, FAMA, MGFS, Sorg and many more in Mexico this...
07.03.2022
Interglass, FAMA, MGFS, Sorg, Horn and FIC (UK) Ltd are just a few of the companies announced as exhibiting at Glassman Latin America when the show returns to Mexico on 11-12 May...
15.02.2022
Stoelzle Oberglas has completed a €22 million investment of its flint...
14.02.2022
Three months to...
12.11.2021
Vetropack Italia, a part of the family-owned Vetropack Group, starts its plans to build a sustainable production site in Boffalora sopra Ticino,...
12.11.2021
Glassman Asia is committed to ensuring our event is a safe and productive environment for all attendees. In light of ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, we have taken the difficult, but correct decision to postpone the...
05.11.2021
US glass inspection organisation Applied Vision has appointed Jeff Hartung as Vice President, Sales and Customer...
03.11.2021
Glass packaging manufacturer Beatson Clark is investing a further £1 million to expand its on-site recycling plant in South...
28.06.2021
German container glass manufacturer Noelle + von Campe plans to invest in a 420/day...
22.06.2021
Organized by the Chinese Ceramic Society, the 31st China International Glass Industrial Technical Exhibition came to a successful conclusion in Shanghai despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and its many related...
18.05.2021
An existing 17-year-old 200t/day furnace had been demolished and is being replaced with a 300t/day furnace in its place....
11.05.2021
Vidriería Argentina’s (Vasa) float glass plant is expected to begin operations in April next year, reports Brazilian flat glass association,...
03.05.2021
All 16 speakers have now been confirmed for the Hydrogen in Glassmaking conference in June and here we introduce our first...
03.05.2021
Bucher Emhart Glass reported a decent start to...
27.04.2021
Saint-Gobain Glass is to invest £30 million in its glass manufacturing factory in Eggborough, East Yorkshire,...
26.04.2021
BA Glass is to invest €60 million in the construction of a new furnace at its Sofia, Bulgaria container glass manufacturing...
26.04.2021
Neil Simpson’s industrial combustion decarbonisation online training module is scheduled to start on Monday 24th May at 9am [UK-BST] and will be repeated on Tuesday 25th May at 1pm...
21.04.2021
Mustafa Görkem Elverici will take over as CEO of Sisecam, replacing Professor Dr. Ahmet Kırman on 1st July...
16.04.2021
Indian container glass manufacturer Piramal Glass has been renamed as PGP Glass as part of its takeover by Blackstone financial...
17.03.2021
Following the cancellation of glasstec 2021, engineering company Forglass is inviting customers and prospective clients to visit its headquarters in Krakow,...
04.03.2021
Insulating glass manufacturer Pilkington IGP is expanding its plant in Ostrołęka,...
24.02.2021
Tanzanian container glass manufacturer Kioo has obtained a $10 million loan from IFC, a member of the World Bank Group to help the company weather Covid-19 related challenges and to invest in more energy-efficient...
19.02.2021
A full-scale generation 1 line of O-I’s MAGMA glass manufacturing technology is expected to be live within...
11.02.2021
Japanese flat glass manufacturer NSG Group is to cut 2000 jobs as a result of a drop in profits after the Covid...
10.02.2021
French perfume and cosmetics glass manufacturer, Verescence, plans to invest €1.3 million in its bottle decoration plant, Verescence Orne, located in...
09.02.2021
V-Block Technology, which prevents the growth of microorganisms on glass surfaces, has been launched on the market by Paşabahçe - Şişecam´s glassware...
09.02.2021
Highways UK has recognised a glass roadside barrier concept developed by NSG Pilkington...
03.02.2021
The world’s largest glass container glass maker said the glass plant had been sold to a local investor, who is also the owner of beverage businesses in...
27.01.2021
Forglass has designed and produced the Melting End Main Gas Station - fully compliant with the European Standard EN 746-2 for industrial thermo-processing equipment and all safety requirements for combustion and fuel handling...
26.01.2021
Indian container glass manufacturer Emerge Glass has started the furnace heat up...
25.01.2021
With funding now secured for a world’s first collaboratie 30 tonnes per day research and development platform, to test and develop viable alternative low carbon energy sources enabling net zero in occordance with the Paris...
19.01.2021
French glass manufacturer Stoelzle Masnieres Parfumerie started up its new furnace on Friday January...
19.01.2021
Pilkington North America has installed energy-generating windows at its Northwood, Ohio, USA...
13.01.2021
Glass recycling company Recresco has secured a five-year contract to supply Knauf Insulation with high quality glass...
12.01.2021
Stevanato Group has strengthened its collaboration with Microsoft Italy to meet the challenges the pharmaceutical glass industry is experiencing from the COVID-19...
12.01.2021
Sorg Group was required to offer commissioning and tempering at Consol Glass via remote support due to the coronavirus restrictions in South...
11.01.2021
Şişecam has completed the approval and certification process from the Ministry of Health for its V-Block coating technology that neutralises viruses and...
11.01.2021
French packaging glass manufacturer Pochet du Courval has put its furnace 5 into operation after a complete rebuild using equipment from Horn...
21.12.2020
Global drinks company Diageo wants to collaborate with innovators on the latest sustainable packaging...
17.12.2020
Few industrial sectors have such stringent quality requirements as the pharmaceutical industry and to meet these exacting specifications, IRIS Inspection machines and its innovative ware inspection technologies are available to support the world’s...
16.12.2020
AGC Glass Europe and T-Mobile Czech Republic have successfully completed initial testing of Waveattoch, a type of antenna for mobile networks installed directly onto glazed...
16.12.2020
Float Glass manufacturer Nasir Group is to build a 600 tpd plant after a contract signing with China Triumph International Engineering Company...
16.12.2020
Ardagh Group’s Knottingley, UK glass container facility is benefiting from a recent conversion of an existing production line to Simotion servo drive and FMT control...
10.12.2020
India will have a new container glass producer in the first quarter of...
09.12.2020
Glass Service´s (GS) Expert System III (ES III) has become a leading supervisory model- based predictive control for furnaces and forehearths, which helps bring Industry 4.0 to...
09.12.2020
Wiegand-Glas’ plant in Schleusingen, Germany has recently installed two Zippe pre-silos brought in and lifted for its tank...
03.12.2020
Arglass Yamamura has announced the start of its furnace heat-up process at its Georgia, USA...
01.12.2020
Following the publishing of the 2021 and 2022 glass recycling targets for businesses by UK government, British Glass has welcomed the increased glass remelt target from 67% to...
01.12.2020
Glass engineering company Sorg has acquired a share of ITEC GmbH, independent design office for the glass industry based in Plößberg,...
30.11.2020
Heinz-Glas has adopted a uniform process control system for its batch house and melting ends, made by a trusted Siemens Solution...
27.11.2020
The winners of the Glass Focus Awards 2020 were revealed during the annual showcase’s first ever online...
26.11.2020
Revimac has been commissioned to install a new I.S. 6 sections Double Gob 5 ½” c.d., equipped with a new Revimac servo-feeder and new Compact automation system to long-time Russian customer Lunacharskogo Stekolny...
26.11.2020
Glass experts with in-depth knowledge of the automotive industry know how varied and innovative the use of automotive glass can...
23.11.2020
O-I Glass has allocated funding to a number of environmental projects from its Green Bond...
23.11.2020
Pharmaceutical glassmaker Schott has inaugurated a new melting tank in its Gujarat, India facility with an approximate investment of €25...
12.11.2020
Gerresheimer’s plant in Momignies, Belgium used 40% of PCR (post-consumer recycling) glass in its industrial glass production in the first six months of...
12.11.2020
Horn has completed the repair of Crown Sivesa´s Furnace A at its Orizaba facility,...
11.11.2020
Vidrala has invested €21 million in its Furnace 2 at the Llodio plant in northern...
10.11.2020
€21 million in Spanish furnace...
10.11.2020
Forglass are actively involved in a campaign organised by the Business Centre Club (BCC) of Poland with the aim of showing respect and appreciation to people for their efforts to fight the economic crisis caused by the Covid-19...
03.11.2020
Recently GIMAV made public its official position that it will not participate in the edition of glasstec postponed by the organisers to June 15-18,...
03.11.2020
The shortlist for the annual Glass Focus awards has been...
30.10.2020
Pakistan’s Tariq Glass’s second float glass line to commence commercial production...
30.10.2020
Visy Glass has sold its Auckland manufacturing facility to Centuria Capital Group for NZ$178.3 million (US$118.5 million) on a 20-year sale-and-leaseback, triple net lease...
29.10.2020
The Ardagh Group has won a Sustainability Award in the inaugural ‘Pre-Commercialised Innovation’ category for its method of producing remeltable...
29.10.2020
A French consortium has launched an R&D programme which aims to decarbonise the glass manufacturing...
28.10.2020
Glass Technology Services, working alongside partners I3D Robotics and Lucideon, have been awarded funding to develop intelligent robotic systems to improve production processes within the energy-intensive foundation...
28.10.2020
The NSG Group and University of Cambridge are collaborating on new glass applications, while using the latest technology to realise the future of...
27.10.2020
Ardagh Group’s Germersheim glass production facility in south west Germany has been the subject of a substantial investment in recent...
20.10.2020
Polish glass engineering company Forglass is to supply the new furnace for Stoelzle’s Masnieres Parfumerie plant in northern...
14.10.2020
The autumn Glass Technology training from CelSian Glass & Solar is a landmark in the European glass industry community since the early...
12.10.2020
Ardagh Group has worked closely with German beverage manufacturer fritz-kola to produce a new long-neck 200ml flint bottle for their rebellious cola brand, created for the hospitality...
09.10.2020
Helmut Sorg, the long-serving managing partner of Beteiligungen Sorg GmbH , died unexpectedly at the age of 80, on July...
09.10.2020
French tableware glassmaker Duralex has been placed in...
08.10.2020
One of the two float furnaces at AGC Glass Europe´s site in Boussois, France will be...
06.10.2020
O-I Glass has completed a rebuild of one of its two furnaces at its Veauche, France manufacturing...
06.10.2020
UK container glass manufacturer Encirc has unveiled a 900t/day...
01.10.2020
Vitro Architectural Glass (formerly PPG Glass) has updated its Glass Design Handbook, a pocket-size resource for architects to use when drafting or reviewing glass specifications for building...
30.09.2020
Glass recyclers Recresco has completed a deal with Peel Ports to purchase the Ellesmere Port site in Cheshire, UK, which the company has occupied on a lease basis for the past 12...
30.09.2020
Glass factories are undergoing significant sustainability improvement especially in terms of energy...
29.09.2020
EMC from Barcelona has taken over the distribution of Heye International products in Spain and Portugal with immediate...
29.09.2020
There is not long left to submit your entries for the Glass Focus Awards 2020, with all entry forms to be emailed to glassfocus@britglass.co.uk by noon on Friday 2nd October...
28.09.2020
Representatives for an International Year of Glass 2022 (IYOG) will outline their proposal to the UN in...
25.09.2020
However, this major project had to be carried out and completed in the middle of the global Covid-19...
24.09.2020
Consol Glass has reignited furnace #1 at its Clayville plant, located north of Johannesburg, after a furnace rebuild during March and...
22.09.2020
US container glass manufacturer Arglass Yamamura and recycler Ripple Glass have joined The Glass Packaging Institute (GPI) as...
22.09.2020
Stoelzle has released a Sustainability Roadmap 2025 in order to establish sustainable long-term...
21.09.2020
Horn Glass Industries has welcomed six new apprentices to the company based in Plössberg,...
21.09.2020
Sisecam Group has reported consolidated net sales of TRY 8.8 billion (approx. US $1.17 billion) in the six-month period ending 30th June,...
07.09.2020
O-I inaugurated the third furnace at its Gironcourt-sur-Vraine plant in France yesterday (Thursday August...
01.09.2020
Swiss-based Vetropack Group was affected by the global COVID-19 pandemic in the first half of the...
31.08.2020
Despite the expected impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on activity in the second quarter, in late July Verallia posted a small decrease in its revenue, along with a slight decline in its adjusted EBITDA margin over the first half of the year, while...
31.08.2020
Ardagh Group has seen revenue for the second quarter of 2020 at $1,606 million, 5% lower than the prior...
28.08.2020
O-I inaugurated the third furnace at its Gironcourt-sur-Vraine plant in France on Thursday, August 27...
28.08.2020
Automotive glass manufacturer Pilkington Automotive Finland Oy has announced it will lay off 117 employees from its Laitila and Tampere units due to...
28.08.2020
Horn Glass Industries has received an order to install a 430t/day end-fired furnace at Wiegand-Glas´ Schleusingen...
13.08.2020
Piramal Glass operates four manufacturing plants: two in India, and one each in Sri Lanka and the USA. According to its website it makes 1475 tonnes of glass a day with 12 furnaces and 65 production...
02.06.2020
A webinar focused on raw materials processing and recycling is...
02.06.2020
NSG Pilkington’s automotive site in Settimo Torinese, Italy has become the first fully decarbonised site within the NSG...
27.05.2020
The US Department of Commerce has imposed duties ranging from 25.46% to 320.53% on Chinese glass container...
22.05.2020
Martin Jetter, who has been president at Bucher Emhart Glass for 15 years, is handing over to Matthias...
21.05.2020
Since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic AGC Glass Europe has drastically reduced its manufacturing and distribution activities, spread all over...
21.05.2020
French tableware manufacturer Arc International has secured a €31 million state...
20.05.2020
Luxury French glass manufacturer Baccarat has extended the partial unemployment of its staff until July...
20.05.2020
For the second year in a row, Forglass has been selected as a finalist in the prestigious Gazelles of Business ranking of the most dynamically growing businesses in the Small-to-Medium Enterprise sector in...
20.05.2020
Researchers at UK-based Glass Technology Services have secured funding for four energy efficiency...
19.05.2020
The European wine sector has joined a campaign to achieve 90% glass collection for recycling by...
19.05.2020
Siemens’ Head of Vertical Glass and Solar Bernhard Saftig is to...
18.05.2020
Siam Cullet recently commissioned a post-consumer glass recycling plant in Thailand supplied by...
14.05.2020
O-I reported solid first quarter earnings – but warned of the financial impact of the Covid-19 pandemic for the rest of the...
14.05.2020
Bucher Emhart Glass recorded a drop in order intake and sales by more than a third in the first quarter of the...
13.05.2020
O-I has halted the sale of its Australia and NZ business in light of the Covid-19...
13.05.2020
Guardian Glass has decided not to participate at glasstec 2020, scheduled to take place in Dusseldorf, Germany from 20-23 October 2020 as a result of the Coronavirus...
12.05.2020
EME commissioned its first batch plant at the site in 2012. The second batch plant was commissioned in 2019 before the Covid-19...
12.05.2020
Mexican glass container manufacturer Glass&Glass plans to install a second furnace at its manufacturing plant in Altamira,...
11.05.2020
French high-end bottle maker Saverglass has recovered 80% of its production capacity in recent...
11.05.2020
The US´s Glass Packaging Institute (GPI) has aligned with manufacturing trade associations to support beverage container deposit...
11.05.2020
FEVE’s Close the Glass Loop campaign has partnered with Municipal Waste Europe (MWE) to achieve a post-consumer glass container collection target of...
08.05.2020
Online or in person this year’s Glass Focus Awards will be presented on 12 November...
08.05.2020
North America’s largest glass recycler, Strategic Materials, has deployed a cloud-based Quality Intelligence platform at 31 of its...
07.05.2020
Italian glass manufacturer Bormioli Pharma has completed the acquisition of GCL...
07.05.2020
A Chinese glassmaker which supplies to brands including Tsingtao beer has invested in swabbing robots from Heye...
01.05.2020
Glassman Asia is committed to ensuring our event is a safe and productive environment for all attendees....
23.04.2020
High end glass bottle maker Saverglass is still operating in three...
23.04.2020
Glassworkers from O-I and Stoelzle have produced face shield holders using 3D printing to help fight the Covid-19...
23.04.2020
Timothy Gent, Director of a glass recycling company, Recresco, calls for more investment and more education to meet ambitious recycling...
22.04.2020
Material solution company Sibelco and Mineris Environnement have created a joint venture for the collection and recycling of flat glass in France called...
22.04.2020
South Korean glassmaker signs oxy-fuel combustion deal with Air...
21.04.2020
Italy’s Revimac has been selected by Siam Glass to supply IS machines and feeders to a new glass plant in...
21.04.2020
Food glass packager Verallia has continued production at all its European sites during the Covid-19...
20.04.2020
Tableware manufacturer Libbey has implemented further cost cutting measures across its business as a result of the Covid-19...
20.04.2020
The world’s largest container glassmaker, O-I, has confirmed most of its production plants are operating despite the Covid-19...
10.04.2020
Self-service SmartMelter inspections from PaneraTech will be available to new customers for initial inspections effective...
09.04.2020
Italian glass manufacturers and technology suppliers have said business is carrying on as close to normal, after the country went into lock...
09.04.2020
Global glass tableware manufacturer Libbey Holland has partnered with Rebottled, a circular start-up from the Netherlands that creates sustainable glassware from used wine...
08.04.2020
O-I Australia has partnered with The Kraken Black Spiced Rum to provide a premium glass packaging solution for the launch of its new premix...
08.04.2020
European glass manufacturers have joined together to build the first ever large-scale hybrid furnace to run on 80% green...
07.04.2020
Italian container glass manufacturer Vetreria Etrusca has chosen supervision system SIL from Vertech´ as its Manufacturing Execution System for its plant in...
07.04.2020
A worker has died after a furnace fire at the Heinz-Glas manufacturing site in...
06.04.2020
Gulf Glass Factory has signed an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract with Falorni Gianfranco for Qatar’s first container glass...
10.03.2020
The company is adding a further furnace...
06.03.2020
Polish insulated glass manufacturer Pilkington IGP is to expand its manufacturing plant in...
04.03.2020
Glass Futures has won a £7.1 million contract from the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) to provide an in-depth investigation into decarbonising the sector using sustainable alternative fuel...
23.01.2020
A film about a glass factory in the mid-west of America has been nominated for an...
21.12.2019
Batch and cullet plant specialist Zippe from Wertheim, Germany has reported a 30% increase in demand for its engineering...
21.12.2019
Saverglass has completed the purchase of MD...
21.12.2019
Zignago Vetro has expanded its capacity at its Portogruaro, near Venice, Italy, plant to meet increased demand for glass...
21.12.2019
French container glass manufacturer Pochet du Courval is to invest €15 million in digital...
20.12.2019
Ardagh has emerged as one of the final contenders to purchase the Australian and NZ division of O-I, reports The...
11.12.2019
A team from Encirc including Managing Director Adrian Curry and other members of the company’s Leadership Team has raised more than £36,500 for The Clatterbridge Cancer Charity by taking part in a group...
11.12.2019
Over ten days in November, Empakglass was at Angolan container glass manufacturer Embalvidro to provide training in the areas of Quality Control and Cold...
11.12.2019
Entries are being sought for the Fifth Society of Glass Technology Alastair Pilkington...
10.12.2019
The Grenzebach Group has announced it has an agreement with the BMT Group to acquire its float glass engineering division CNUD EFCO...
10.12.2019
Schott has inaugurated its new glass tank facility in Jambusar, Gujarat, India following an investment of €21 million last...
09.12.2019
Kama-Vitrum glassworks in Wołczyn, Poland, has expanded its site and increased its...
09.12.2019
Sişecam Group has inaugurated its second flat glass investment facility in Sant´Angelo in Puglia, Italy with Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte in...
27.11.2019
Former Chancellor of the Exchequer Rt Hon Philip Hammond has been appointed to the Ardagh Group Board as a Non-Executive Director and as a member of the Audit...
27.11.2019
Hotwork International Asia-Pacific celebrated its 20th anniversary and inaugurated its warehouse in Cebu,...
27.11.2019
Ardagh Group’s work with Leeds Rhinos Foundation to help rehabilitate prisoners has won the UK Packaging Award for ‘CSR Initiative of the...
26.11.2019
Members of the UK glass manufacturing industry heard about the latest trends and innovations driving the industry at a...
26.11.2019
Angolan container glass plant Embalvidro has produced its first liquid glass...
26.11.2019
Registration is now open for the Glassman conference and exhibition in Seoul South Korea on 25th and 26th February...
25.11.2019
Container glass manufacturer for East and Central Africa Kioo Glass has completed a planned major rebuild on one of its furnaces using PaneraTech’s SmartMelter...
22.11.2019
A decline in beer sales in the USA helped cause a drop in sales for O-I container...
21.11.2019
Bormioli Pharma inaugurated a new furnace and production lines yesterday (Tuesday) at its San Vito al Tagliamento plant in North-Eastern...
20.11.2019
O-I has confirmed it is conducting a strategic review of its Australian and New Zealand (ANZ) glassmaking...
19.11.2019
Industry data published by the European Container Glass Federation (FEVE) showed that the EU28 average collection for recycling rate for glass packaging grew to the record rate of 76% in...
18.11.2019
The world’s largest container glassmaker announced in September it will install the technology at its Holzminden, Germany plant following a successful installation in its Streator, USA...
15.11.2019
Ethiopian glass container manufacturer Addis Ababa Glass and Bottle Share Company is seeking to triple its container glass manufacturing...
12.11.2019
Serious concerns are being raised over proposals to include glass bottles in the forthcoming Scottish deposit return scheme for drinks...
12.11.2019
China Glass 2020 will be held at Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC) in April after a successful exhibition in Beijing in May...
12.11.2019
Environmental chemist turned entrepreneur Walt Himelstein has created ShatterSafe, a reusable glass bottle coated in a plastic resin produced to combat the worldwide single use plastics...
12.11.2019
Pharmaceutical manufacturer Gerresheimer has completed a furnace rebuild at its Essen, Germany...
11.11.2019
Furnace refractory maintenance provider Fosbel is to enhance its audit and inspection services to include SmartMelter radar...
11.11.2019
Demand is still growing globally for glass containers, stated Bucher Emhart...
11.11.2019
A new greenfield container glass plant in Angola is set to light its furnace today (Tuesday October...
11.11.2019
Piramal Glass has outlined how it will invest €30 million in its premium perfume manufacturing...
08.11.2019
The 80th Conference on Glass Problems (GPC), organised by the Glass Manufacturing Industry Council (GMIC) takes place on 28th -31st October in Columbus, Ohio,...
08.11.2019
French inspection solutions specialist Iris Inspection machines has recorded a 20% improvement in sales for...
08.11.2019
Owens-Illinois (O-I) is furthering its commitment to sustainability by securing a $225 million bank loan, with a sustainability-linked pricing...
07.11.2019
EMS Group has announced the acquisition of Zecchetti...
07.11.2019
In connection with the 60th anniversary of the company celebrated on 17th October, Expocentre Fairgrounds hosted a meeting between Director General Sergey Bednov and journalists from the...
07.11.2019
Following unprecedented demand for the glassmakers’ periodic table, Glass Technology Services has announced the release of a digital version of the...
22.10.2019
The new glass furnace, which produces about 2 million jars per day, has been completely rebuilt and the five production lines it supplies have been...
18.10.2019
A meeting dedicated to process automation and big data in the glass industry was deemed a...
11.10.2019
O-I is considering the AU$1 billion (US$675.1 million) sale of its Asia-Pacific container glassmaking...
04.10.2019
Guardian Glass intends to close its Milbury plant in the state of Ohio,...
10.09.2019
This is the first greenfield project for the Sorg Company with this important customer in...
28.08.2019
Attend Glassman Europe and gain access to two conference programmes free of...
08.08.2019
The 3rd International Convention of Glass Associations took place in Venice, Italy...
08.08.2019
UK virtual reality training machine provider VRMT has launched a...
08.08.2019
The progressing automation and utilisation of big data offer major opportunities to increase production efficiency in the glass manufacturing...
07.08.2019
O-I, Steklarna Hrastnik and former Coca-Cola and SAB Miller executives are among the speakers at the Glassman Europe...
07.08.2019
The industry has endorsed a plan to pursue a United Nations (UN) International Year of Glass for...
31.07.2019
The glass industry is committed to a decarbonising action plan, as part of the Government commitment of zero CO2 emissions by 2050....
31.07.2019
The UK’s glass industry is changing as the country adapts to stricter environmental regulations and innovation stemming from Industry 4.0 – the ‘fourth industrial revolution’ that integrates and leverages computerised, interconnected and automated...
30.07.2019
Glass Futures unveiled details of a new hot end glassmaking research facility in St Helens, UK during a conference last...
25.07.2019
Delegates will be given an insight into the recent developments of the Turkish soda ash industry at a forthcoming...
19.07.2019
Raw Materials are the theme this year with the Society of Glass Technology....
18.07.2019
End of Waste Foundation and Ripple Glass are partnering to increase glass recycling in Kansas...
18.07.2019
Glass Technology Services (GTS) has developed a glass-specific periodic table of...
18.07.2019
Gimav has reported an overall 3.75% increase in sales compared to the previous fiscal year....
18.07.2019
The setup for Gerresheimer’s small batch production (SBP) for glass products has made good headway to move into its plant by...
18.07.2019
Applied Vision has completed its most recent building...
17.07.2019
Experts will discuss the future of glassmaking during a conference devoted to...
17.07.2019
The year 2022 could be designated the Year of Glass under proposals put forward to the United...
17.07.2019
Brazilian tableware manufacturer Nadir Figueiredo has been sold to a subsidiary of US financial company HIG Capital for R$836,265 million ($222.98...
09.05.2019
Forglass has started a new project for AGC MOL...
20.03.2019
Crystal glassmaker Cristalleries de Saint-Louis has ordered a batch plant from...
05.02.2019
SORG has been awarded the contract for the planning, delivery, construction and commissioning of the first glass melting system in Wiegand-Glas’s Schleusingen...
31.01.2019
O-I Australia appointed Dominion Industry for a major furnace...
15.01.2019
Owens-Illinois (O-I) has acquired nearly half of Mexican container glassmaker Empresas Comegua in a €119 million...
14.01.2019
The combined exhibition and conference is focused on the latest trends in glassmaking such as digital manufacturing, energy efficiency and...
14.01.2019
Gulf Glass Factory has signed an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract with Falorni Gianfranco for Qatar’s first container glass...
07.01.2019
The float line will increase the production of glass for the needs of the construction and automotive industry by...
05.02.2024
California native and Inventor Mark Costello who works at a local winery driving a forklift has reverse engineered the standard shipping method for bottles, jars and cans to production facilities in the U.S. and...
31.01.2024
The Glass Manufacturing Industry Council (GMIC) has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy to receive $3 million in funding to research electric melting in glass...
14.01.2019
The 80th Conference on Glass Problems (GPC) invites engineers, educators, students, and solutions providers working on various aspects of glass manufacturing to submit an abstract for an oral presentation at this premier industry...
17.11.2024
Submit your abstract (maximum 300 words) by November 17,...
20.09.2024
With interactive sessions and workshops, conference sessions, and the Step Change program, visitors receive an unforgettable experience of networking, learning, and professional...
24.06.2024
Glass Performance Days (GPD) is thrilled to announce the deepening collaboration between long-standing members of the GPD Program Committee, Prof. Jan Belis and Prof. Christian Louter, who are also part of the driving forces behind the Challenging...
10.04.2024
We are thrilled to announce that GPD 2025 Finland is scheduled to take place from June 10 to 12, 2025, at the Nokia Arena in Tampere,...
10.07.2023
Step Change is a relatively new part of the Glass Performance Days (GPD) 2023...
02.06.2023
The opening ceremony of GPD 2023 will be held on June 14 starting 17:30hrs at Nokia...
26.05.2023
The GPD workshops will be organized just before the Conference on 13 - 14...
28.04.2023
The final program is now available. With over 120 presentations given via workshops, conference sessions and the step-change program, attendees are in for a...
25.04.2023
The Northern Exposure seminar is the highlight of the summer for anyone who wants to keep up to date with the latest trends and technologies in high-rise...
09.03.2023
This version of the program highlights the sessions and presentations selected for each...
14.12.2022
This episode runs from Monday - Friday (December 12-16, 2022) at the GPD...
29.09.2022
GPD is the world’s leading forum dedicated to the development of the glass industry through the exchange of ideas, concepts, and...
02.12.2021
GPD 2021 was postponed because of the COVID-19 to February 16. - 18. 2022. Due to the 8-month delay, we have reopened the JVAM Award nomination candidate form until January 10,...
26.11.2021
Glass Performance Days 2021 Edition registration now...
01.10.2021
This is the reason, as we celebrate 30 years since inception, our focus is on the importance of partnerships and collaboration as a way of promoting and enabling faster growth in the...
20.09.2021
After carefully considering available options, we have now decided on the new dates for the hybrid GPD 2021...
12.05.2021
Four years ago, at the Glass Performance Days (GPD) event in 2017, the Jorma Vitkala Award of Merit was created to recognize outstanding individual contributions to the glass...
18.04.2020
We hope that all is ok on your end, during these challenging...
19.09.2019
The one day event will be held in Sao Paulo, Brazil on the 4th of June...
09.09.2019
Glass Performance Days (GPD) and ICCG cooperatively support each other. Please see below for a message from...
16.07.2019
This year’s Glass Performance Days (GPD) set a new benchmark of high-quality presentations, information sharing and personal networking for the entire glass industry value...
06.03.2019
We have now published the record number of 180 abstracts received...
15.01.2019
The early bird participant registration for GPD Finland 2019 workshops, conference and exhibition ends within the next 24...
29.07.2019
With many international glassmakers, decorators, end-users, OEMS, suppliers and brand owners having already secured their place at GlassPrint 2019, the final early bird booking period expires on 31 July, after which time registrations revert to...
03.09.2019
Expertise provided by UK research and development organisation Glass Technology Services (GTS) has helped secure a US$100 million finance package for Egypt’s Middle East Glass Manufacturing Company...
